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Louis XVI Furniture

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

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Style: Louis XVI
19th Century Louis XVI French Carved Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Louis XVI French Carved Painted Commode is a stunning piece of furniture that exudes elegance and sophistication. The commode features intricate carvings and a paint...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Oval Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Oval Dining Table represents the essence of the style, with clean lines, tailored architecture, and a timeless look that will blend with most any deco...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers Lingerie Jewelry Chest
Located in North York, ON
Elevate your living space with this exquisite Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers, a striking jewelry and lingerie chest that embodies elegance and sophistication. Crafted ...
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1940s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Louis XVI Period Armchair, circa 1790
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French Louis XVI Period Fauteuil in stained beechwood, with silk upholstery, circa 1790.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Beech

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Clock
Located in Paris, FR
Gilt bronze clock in the Louis XVI style representing a nymph and two cherubs. The nymph, undressed and resting on a cushion, is nursing one of the cherubs while the second one calls...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Enamel

French Louis XVI Style Walnut Frame, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Early 20th century Louis XVI walnut frame, French. Carved ribbon bow typical of the Louis XVI style, the sculptures of the contours of the frame are of remarkable fineness. Good ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Limestone Fireplace with Geometric Carvings
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful French fireplace is carved from hard limestone. The frieze is decorated with an ancient geometrical Greek Meander pattern. Meander of mean...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

Large Antique Sevres Styled Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This quite large and substantial antique hand-painted porcelain vase is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in France in approximately 1880 in the Sevres style. The vase is done...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Doré 4-Light Lantern with Porcelain Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
With arching openwork top above a square-form body tapering to a foliate pendant knob; decorated overall with later porcelain flower heads which can be easily removed.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XVI Commode in Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Commode from the Louis XVI period in blond mahogany veneer with beautiful ornamentation of gilded and chiseled bronze. Central projection, front uprights with a cutaway adorned with rudent grooves, also projection on the rear uprights still decorated with rudent grooves, the whole finished with four sheathed feet presented in alignment with the uprights, which constitutes a rather rare assembly. White veined Carrara marble top molded. Refined work with lines and details in a very Parisian style, the inventory marks on the back accentuate the mystery of the origin and ancient provenance...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Pair of 20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five Lights Wall Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of large Louis XVI style wall sconces, they come from a house decorated in the 50s in Madrid, the sconces have all the usual decorative motifs in this Louis XVI style, the sco...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Napoleon III Wedgewood Plaque Bronze Mounts Black Lacquer French Credenza Server
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Napoleon III Wedgewood Plaque Bronze Mounts Black Lacquer French Credenza Server
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Kingwood Inset Marble Top with Lock
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century French Louis XVI Kingwood Marquetry and Marble Insrt Top with Lock and working key for all three flawlessly opening and closing drawers. 17.75" in width, 13" in depth...
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Kingwood

Antique French Bouillotte Table, Brass Gallery Mirrored Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just imagine, This French Louis XVI style Bouillotte Table, with a perforated Brass Gallery and antiqued Mirrored Top. This is in the Louis XVI style, c.1920-1940s This table has ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Armoire ~ Wardrobe
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI painted armoire ~ wardrobe is a splendid combination of style, form and function! The full length hand-beveled mirror on the door provides a lovely refl...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Bergeres
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of 19th-century French bergères exudes timeless elegance and embodies the refined craftsmanship of the Louis XVI style. The carved wooden frames, likely crafted from giltwo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood

Pair of 19c. Carved Wood Sconces Centered by Wedgewood Bisque Plaques.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Opposing pair of sconces, of wood, having distressed painted finish, each surmounted by intricately carved bow; two scrolling candlearms supported by rams' heads, centered with oval blue Wedgewood bisque...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French Louis XVI Inlaid Burled Walnut Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Just in from Avignon - this lovely French Louis XVI burled walnut desk has an inlaid molding on all five drawers and a beautiful red embossed leathe...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Leather, Walnut

Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Candelabra
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine pair of Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze candelabra in the form of atheniennes. The rams-headed tripod has a snake entwined through the stem, the central ovoid form whit...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of Gilt Bronze Mounted Baccarat Style Cut Glass Urns
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of gilt bronze mounted Baccarat style ruby red cut to clear glass urns. Bulbous form with diamond and facet cut crystal, mounted on gilt bronze footed base with floral form hand...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Vintage Meyer Gunther Martini Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs by Meyer Gunther Martini, Set of Six Offered for sale is a set of six French Louis XVI carved wood dining chairs by Meyer Gunther Martini purch...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Commode De Chateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and grand scale French mid 19th century Louis XVI style flamed mahogany and ormolu mounted Commode de Chateau after a model by Guillaume Beneman, Joseph Stöckel and att...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair, Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style 19th Century Putti Candlestick Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superb pair of gilt bronze candlesticks, now electrified, embodies the elegance and charm of the Italian Renaissance, blended with elements of the Louis XVI style. The putti, re...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Painted Three-Door Buffet with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress a dining room or a den with this elegant antique painted buffet. Crafted in France circa 1870, the sideboard stands on tapered legs over a carved and straight plinth apron. The...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Marble-Top Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI marble top walnut commode was hand-crafted in the neoclassical style and features truly timeless architecture. The gracefully and subtly bowed front blends i...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Solid Walnut Pair of Rustic Armchairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 18th century of the period Louis XVI Italian antique rustic set of 2 armchairs in solid walnut wood. These armchairs are very simple and essential. The seats are wide and c...
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1750s Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Late 18th/19th Century French Ivory Louis XVI Armchairs with Aubusson
Located in Essex, MA
Lovely original carved Louis XVI-style chairs with original Aubusson tapestry upholstery. A pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils or armchairs in their original condition are ready to be...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Tapestry, Wood

Japy Freres Louis XVI Antique French Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful, classically designed antique French gilt bronze clock set by Japy Frères. It features oval panels to the sides showing Fortun...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Fleur De Pêcher Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood and Fleur de Pêcher marble console. The freestanding console is raised by fine square tapered fluted legs with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Pair Of Louis XVI Style Vitrine Cabinets-On-Stands, Attributed to Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Pair Of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinets-On-Stands, Attributed to Henry Dasson. Each ‘D’-shaped cabinet with three-quarter balustrade gal...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Swedish 19th Century Vanity Dresser with Three Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 19th century vanity dresser with three drawers The drawers are lined with brass lists and Louis Seize style bronze hardware. EUR 175 delivery to most areas of London UK, Th...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

19th Century French Marble Top Inlaid Dresser High Chest Bronze By Henri Picard
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century French Marble Top Inlaid Dresser High Chest Bronze By Henri Picard Dimensions : 40" Wide X 19" Deep X 59.25" Tall This gorgeous high chest was made in Paris in the lat...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

French 19th Century Bronze Wall Thermometer Attrib. to François Linke
Located in North Miami, FL
Original 19th Century wall mounted thermometer measuring in centigrade in the Louis XVI style. All bronze and very elegant thermometer attributed to François Linke. All weather m...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Classic French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Coffee Table with Brass Border
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant Louis XVI ormolu mounted classic French marble top coffee table with brass border from Paris, France. An exceedingly fine example from the Parisian cabinetmaker Mercier Frère...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Rococo Style Pair of Twin Beds
Located in New Orleans, LA
Superior craftsmanship and elegant adornment characterize these exceptional, matching pair of mahogany twin beds by François Linke, the most influenti...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Set of antique armchairs in Luigi Filippo style, Italy
Located in Manzano, IT
Pair of Antique Armchairs in Louis Philippe Style - Italy, Year 1890 Elegant pair of armchairs dating from the late 19th century (circa 1890), made in Italy in the Louis Philippe st...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Walnut

French Caned Bergere Arm Chair Gilt Salon 1880 Louis XVI
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Louis XVI Revival bergère chair Circa 1880 The seat and curved back are finely hand-caned, allowing for both breathability and lightness The tight c...
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1880s Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

Sterling silver cutlery set for a child by Puiforcat
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine sterling silver cutlery set for a child composed of a fork and a spoon by French silversmith Emile Puiforcat. Chic Louis XVI style pattern : elegant and sober shape, laurels f...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Sterling Silver

19th Century George III Style Mahogany Bureau Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a sophisticated and stately Danish secretary bookcase. The partially pierced cornice and a secondary tiered; a shaped cornice over tw...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Walnut Caned Needlepoint Lounge Chairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
fine quality and beautifully hand carved and hand woven with wood frame floral decoration set of four armchair / bergere. Each armchair features a wood frame decorated with hand carv...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Cane, Wood, Walnut

Italian Carved Walnut Rouge Marble Top Commode with French Styling
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved walnut chest with a rouge marble top. The piece has French styling, hairy paw feet, and the original hardware and key. It is unmarked. It most likely dates ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Brass

18th Century French Set of 6 Louis XVI Theater Panels
Located in New Orleans, LA
Most recently taken out of a Paris apartment, this set of 6 18th Century French theater panels creates a dramatic look for a bedroom or living room. The set includes two panels with ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Canvas, Wood

A French Dore Bronze Mounted Banded Agate Box with Velvet Interior Lined Shelves
Located in New York, NY
A large French dore bronze mounted banded agate box with velvet interior lined shelves, dating to the late 19th century. The exterior is constructed from rectangular banded agate pan...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Agate, Bronze

19th C. E.F. Caldwell (attrib) Pair of Gilt Bronze and Rouge Royale Marble Lamps
Located in Morristown, NJ
Attributed to E.F. Caldwell, Monumental Pair of Gilt Bronze and Rouge Royale Marble Lamps with Custom Shades, Late 19th Century An extraordinary pair of monumental table lamps in th...
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1890s American Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Gold, Bronze

Kindel Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Rolling Server or Bar Cart
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style drop leaf rolling buffet server or bar cart By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware and cast...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Style Verde Antico Marble and Gilt Bronze Lidded Cassolettes
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of lidded urns in the Louis XVI style, the bronzes very much in the manner of the famous French sculptor Gouthiere. The tri-form base richly...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Fireplace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
This elegant 19th-century Louis XVI-style fireplace mantel, crafted from exquisite Buxy limestone, is a timeless French treasure. Sourced from France, it features clean, classical ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

French 19th century Wrought Iron, Gilt and Baccarat Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. Wrought Iron, Gilt and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This stunning twelve arm, twelve light chandelier is centered at t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Wrought Iron, Ormolu

Weather in Style: Exquisite 18th-Century French Barometer by Charles Desnioulin
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite 18th-century French barometer, crafted in 1778 by Charles Desnioulin (Signed), is a true masterpiece of both science and art. The finely carved wood frame, adorned wi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Glass

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Vase
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved clear crystal,golden bronze and "Capodimonte" bisquit roses potiche. This potiche is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Enamel Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XVI style chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is derived from a typical wall sconce model of that period. It's possibl...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

Two Louis XVI Style Giltwood Upholstered Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in London, GB
These beautiful late 19th-century fauteuils (armchairs) are designed in the style of furniture crafted in France in the Louis XVI period (1774-92). The chairs’ frames are crafted...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a sepia toned oil painting depicting a pastoral courtship scene. Pale green painted pine frame with gilded border trim. Orig...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Pine, Giltwood, Canvas, Paint

Antique French Louis XVI Style Carrara Marble Mantel, Circa 1860.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Carrara Marble Mantel, Circa 1860.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Gilt-Bronze, Walnut Glass Low Table
Located in Huntington, NY
1st Shelf 11.75’’ off ground 16’’ at table top.
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Gilt-Bronze, Walnut 
Glass Low Table
Gilt-Bronze, Walnut 
Glass Low Table
$4,480 Sale Price
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19th Century Ormolu Mounted Pedestal after Jean Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Tarzana, CA
This wall-side gilt bronze mounted pedestal with stepped veined marble top with canted front corners, above the rectangular upper section centred by a Mercury mask and sunburst with crossed lower branches, the angles with an acanthus-cast scrolled volute hung with foliate festoons, the sides inset with foliate swags, above the tapering upright, the paneled front cast with a flower-filled vase flanked by scrolling foliage and floral swags, with paneled parquetry sides, on lion-paw feet and shaped plinth, on toupie feet. This pedestal is a copy of the celebrated model made circa 1785 by Jean-Henri Riesener...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Green Gold Embossed Leather Vanity Side Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine quality Louis XVI style side chair combines refined French neoclassical design with luxurious leather upholstery. The chair features an elegant oval backrest and seat, both...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Leather, Walnut

18th Century Italian Louis XVI Solid Walnut Armchair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 18th century of the period Louis XVI Italian antique armchair in solid walnut wood. The armchair is very simple and essential. The backrest decorated with a lyre carved in ...
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1750s Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

French Linke Influenced Vitrine, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French display cabinet, in the manner of Francoise Linke. Having wonderful gilded ormolu rococo s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Large Antique Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Pair of Wall Sconces
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and finest quality, antique gilt bronze wall lamps. This stunning pair is perfect for decorating the wall of the entrance to your home, but they would also look great on eithe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis Xvi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, tables, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, François Linke, and Maison Jansen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3 and tops out at $833,747 while the average work can sell for $6,700.

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